Sunday, August 12, 2012

Some Like It Hot

We don't… like it hot, that is. Well, I don't more than Roger doesn't, but both of us hate being cooped up in the house while the temperatures soar over 100 degrees day after day. You know us, we're outdoors people. We like being able to hike around any time and not have to think about the weather. We like to work in the garden, and not just run out in the early morning to check on things, before heading back in to hide. A winter day with 18 inches of new snow on the ground only makes us wonder if we have enough gear to take a walk somewhere. Not this heat though, we live our days inside with the indoor and outdoor shades drawn. That's just plain WRONG.We're having our house painted over the next ten days or so starting Monday. I don't know how house painters are going to fare. I keep reminding myself that they must know how to manage, it's their job, and it does get HOT in the Sierra foothills. But still, shouldn't they be home in their cool houses with the shades drawn too? We've been planning on this paint job for quite some time. Unfortunately it's coinciding with this crazy heatwave.In preparation for the house to go from cool blue to deep barn red, we had to move a bunch of stuff like hummingbird feeders and the outdoor shades that protect us from the relentless sun. The birds did not like that little trick at all. Even though the feeders are not more than ten feet away and totally obvious, they complained quite a bit about having to make this outrageous adjustment. I think they were probably saying, "On top of this insane heat, you moved our feeders?"

Western tailed blue in the hot afternoon sun

I know, I know wah wah wah, I'm such a big cry baby about heat. It's true. Still, global climate change is pretty scary stuff, and if this summer is any indication about the future… well, that's the stuff of nightmares.

11 comments:

I do so relate!! I do hate the heat and while it isn't as hot here as it is in lots of other places, it's hot considering we didn't even have an 80 degree day until this month! I'm such a wuss! Have a good week and stay cool!

At the end of a day in an overly air-conditioned office, I actually like stepping out into the triple-digit heat of the late afternoon. I seem to soak up the heat for a while. Then I retreat inside my home too.

It's like that here too...shades drawn etc. but at night it is cool---perfect days for grapes. But, now that I can walk again, the heat inhibits the trail excursions. It's hard to reclaim the 5:00 mornings. It will take time. Maybe I'm in the acceptance phase of later life.:)

i really hate the heat. and i sound so spoiled saying that, because i grew up in LA without air conditioning. but there is something about evening fog and temps not normally over 80 on a hot day that spoils a person.